Psychological markers in the detection of autism in infancy in a large population

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 158-163

  Baron Cohen, Simon ^a,f   Cox, Antony ^b   Baird, Gillian ^b   Swettenham, John ^a,c   Nightingale, Natasha ^c,d   Morgan, Kate ^c,d   Drew, Auriol ^c,d   Charman, Tony ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Child and Adol Psychiatry ^*

^c Dept of Child and Adol Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030068050     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.2.158     Document Type: Article

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